Finance Law

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SunGard, one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies, today announced that effective July 2, 2012 Charles Neral will be its new chief financial officer. Mr. Neral succeeds Robert Woods who has decided to leave SunGard to explore other interests. “Chuck brings to SunGard a strong technology and operational background and [...]

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council of the University of Ibadan (UI), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), yesterday urged individuals and organisations to contribute to Nigeria’s growth. Olanipekun spoke while laying the foundation stone of the 350 capacity Faculty of Law auditorium he is building for the university at Ajibode (UI second acquisition). He said [...]

A former chief justice of the Family Court has called for national laws to deal with bullying in the school yard and cyberspace. Alastair Nicholson also says parents and schools should be made legally liable for failing to address bullying behaviour, even if it’s off campus and outside hours. Speaking at a conference for the [...]

Austria should consider warehousing risky and non-performing assets of its nationalized lenders in a vehicle that isn’t governed by banking laws, according to Klaus Liebscher, the manager in charge of the nation’s bank aid. Putting toxic assets of rescued banks into a state-backed body without a banking license may have advantages for Austrian taxpayers, Liebscher [...]

MOSCOW, Jun 14, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) – CTC Media, Inc. (“CTC Media” or the “Company”) /quotes/zigman/99994/quotes/nls/ctcm CTCM +1.54% , Russia’s leading independent media company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Boris Podolsky as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Podolsky joined CTC Media as Chief Financial Officer [...]

Fort Myers, FL, June 14, 2012 –(PR.com)– The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that Attorney Guy E. Whitesman has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida Law Center Association, Inc. The Association acts as a supporting organization to the University of Florida Levin [...]

A higher standard Freedman explains state’s new anti-bullying law Print Comments “DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) is not the panacea for every problem here.” Andrew Freedman Adjunct Professor of Law By ILENE FLEISCHMANN Published: June 11, 2012 Come July 1, public school students in New York State will have new legal defenses against the [...]

By Rita Devlin Marier MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canada’s financial system is solid but could be hit by a worsening of the European debt crisis, a senior Bank of Canada official said on Thursday, adding that increased use of central clearinghouses would help the country absorb any such shock. “Canadian markets have remained relatively stable, and [...]

TORONTO, CANADA, Jun 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Homeland Energy Group Ltd. /quotes/zigman/41148 CA:HEG -25.00% (“Homeland” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commissions”) have granted a full revocation (the “Revocation”) of the cease trade order issued by each of the Commissions [...]

Last week, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) hosted the 8th Annual National Seminar of the Nigeria Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS). NURUDEEN YUSUF (200 level student of Islamic and Common Law at the Lagos State University) in this report, says the event was not only a colloquium but an assembly fostering unity among the budding [...]